Hovden Senior
Norwegian fishing company running coastal vessels that catch herring, cod, saithe and mackerel from Vestland
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- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-28
About Hovden Senior
Hovden Senior AS is a Norwegian fishing company that owns and operates fishing vessels from Kjøde in Stad municipality, Vestland. Its vessel MS Hovden Viking, a 46-metre coastal fishing vessel built in 2018 at Larsnes Mek Verksted, fishes with purse seine and Danish seine for herring, cod, saithe and mackerel. The company also operates MS Frekøy Viking, a coastal vessel it bought in 2025.
MS Hovden Viking is part of the Institute of Marine Research's reference fleet and also carries out assignments for other operators. The company has its own quay in Kjøde, at the inner end of Vanylvsfjorden.
Hovden Senior AS was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Ulsteinvik. In 2026 new co-owners joined the owner company of Frekøy Viking, while the Hovden family keeps the majority stake.
Product: Commercial coastal fishing with purse seine and Danish seine on two vessels, MS Hovden Viking and MS Frekøy Viking.
Public tenders won
1 tender won since 1 Jan 2024 from 1 public buyer in Norway, worth 3.2M NOK as awarded. From EU award notices (TED) that name Hovden Senior by its registry number.
- 6 Nov 2024 Havforskningsinstituttet · 24/01171 Seagoing Reference fleet - 10 vessels 2025-2028 · 3.2M NOK notice
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